We are super excited that Justin Robertson has been added to the line up and will be playing both a live and a DJ Set. Justin will play a ‘right old knees up’ DJ set in the evening and earlier in the day, he will be playing live with his Five Green Moons project.
Five Green Moons is a series of albums and live happenings exploring Justin’s bracingly broad musical interests. This time he resonates dubwise, while channelling the twitchy angularity of post-punk and a disturbingly shimmering lysergic folk.
Emerging from behind the counter of the legendary Eastern Bloc records in Manchester Justin Robertson soon became a recognised figure in the nascent acid house scene of the city. His refusal to be categorised musically led him to developing a reputation as an open-minded DJ and fledgling remixer. Regular guest spots around the world followed in short order and his production reputation was cemented with a string of remixes for the likes of Erasure, Happy Mondays, Bjork and Talk Talk that were staples in the sets of DJs worldwide.
As the electronic music scene grew and morphed into ever more interesting shapes, so Justin’s music evolved too. Drawing on his love of Dub, Psychedelia and 1960’s film soundtracks he fused these varied influences in his psych hop beat combo Lionrock. Top 40 hits, Top of the Pops, touring with the Cocteau Twins and regular festival appearances make them still one of the most revered British bands of that era. His remix work shown any sign of slowing up. The list is ridiculously long, but perhaps Justice, Noel Gallagher, Steve Mason, Andy Bell, New Order, Paul Weller, Andrew Weatherall stand out.
The Wake Sat 29 August 2026 